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Originally Posted by ZodWallop
I disagree. Yes, the animation was done by a Japanese studio, but nothing in The Hobbit screams anime to me. I think the animation style is beautiful.
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Well each to their own I guess. I felt is was a poorly done cartoon, where the artwork was the main feature. As good as I might now think that artwork is, back then it wasn't enough and at odds with the visions in my head.
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I just felt like the Petey Jackson Hobbit movies were a mess as movies. He went too over the top with CG characters bouncing around and everything felt too amped-up. The storm giants and the barrel ride for instance.
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I don't think they were a mess overall, though I will agree they became too Disney-like at times, especially the very slapstick barrel ride and related. It became very ridiculous at times, but aside from that it was entertaining, and really they were what helped divorce the book from the movies, even more. I have found I can dislike a good portion of a movie, but so long as the majority entertains me enough, I feel I have enjoyed it. That happened for me with Iron Man 3. Movies like that will never make my top one thousand, and I will not be in a hurry to watch again, and I went away with some angst, but unlike really bad movies, I did get some worth and feel there was some merit.
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I think by virtue of the films being a follow-up to Lord of the Rings, they would have been successful regardless. Look at the box office the tedious Star Wars prequels did. The Hobbit trilogy reminds me of those prequels in many ways.
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For sure, which is why I never gauge the greatness of a movie by how many tickets are sold. A better gauge, is how many DVDs and Blu-rays are bought.
That said, I am on the fence regarding Star Wars, as I have only seen the first of these latest additions, and I quite enjoyed that. For sure it had a few failings, but overall it was good enough for me. But then I resisted knowing anything about it before I saw it on Blu-ray.
I no longer torture myself by going to the Cinema, where you have to tolerate the bad behavior of others .... same for many live shows. Thank dog for large TVs, Blu-rays and great surround sound ... not to mention other home comforts.